Things are not good in Detroit.
No, we’re not talking about the economy (but no, that is not good). We’re talking about the Pistons… and no, not jut that they are now 0-5 on the season after a loss to Atlanta Wednesday. Although that’s not good either.
We’re talking about players and the coach feuding. Just five games into the season. The latest incident was with point guard Rodney Stuckey last night, as explained in the Detroit Free Press.Early in the third quarter, (Pistons coach John) Kuester called for Stuckey twice during a stoppage in play and Stuckey didn’t acknowledge him.
Kuester immediately summoned DaJuan Summers from the bench and replaced Stuckey at the 9:04 mark of the quarter. Stuckey was done for the night after playing only 13 minutes. He finished with five points and three assists on 2-for-6 shooting…
All Stuckey would say in the Philips Arena locker room afterward is: “It is what it is.”
This came the day after Tayshaun Prince fired back at the coach after Kuester questioned the leadership on the team.
There appear to be some real issues here, the kind GM Joe Dumars may need to deal with one way or another. But with ownership in flux — Karen Davidson is reportedly selling the team to Mike Ilitch — there may be a lack of strong leadership coming down from the top. Basically, nobody who can threaten jobs is calling down and asking what the heck is going on.
Because something certainly is going on. And it’s not good.
